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Quakers
First religious group to speak out against slavery -
Great Awakening
Communities got together and would listen to sermons -
Stono Rebellion
Spain promised freedom to slaves as long as they make their way to Florida, take an oath to be a spaniard, and convert to catholicism. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War, or Seven Years War, a conflict primarily fought between Britain and France over New World territory -
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a loosely organized, clandestine, sometimes violent, political organization active in the Thirteen American Colonies founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various missiles -
Gaspee Incident
The Gaspee incident was a significant factor in the lead-up to the American Revolution -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as native americans and dump tea, to protest against taxes. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It was engrossed on parchment and on August 2, 1776, delegates began signing it. -
Foundation of Los Angeles
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The history of Los Angeles began in 1781 when 44 settlers from New Spain established a permanent settlement in what is now Downtown Los Angeles, as instructed by Spanish Governor of Las Californias, Felipe de Neve, and authorized by Viceroy Antonio María de Bucareli.